I have just read one of the most inspiring, emotional and
eloquent commendations by High Chief Senator Ndi Obi (Ojeligbo) on Governor
Peter Obi published in Sun Newspaper yesterday, 18 March, 2014. His words are couched in extraordinarily
expressive terms that endorse Peter Obi’s triumph over forces of darkness in Anambra
state. Ndi Obi’s vivid and eulogising sermons elicit memories of the pathos and
poignancy of ruins characterising Pre-Peter Obi Anambra. Making several allusions to the sincerity of
purpose, unparalleled poise and touching humility with which Obi piloted Anambra affairs, Ndi Obi’s account
comes as thoughtful narrative of how vision upturns the treacherous traps of
desperado politicians of Anambra state. Emerging from the perilous terrains of awkward
and reckless governmentality, Anambra is set, once more, on its lofty paths of
glorious statecraft and exemplary administration by a man whom Ndi Obi
described as “simply a young man who can conveniently sell sand in the desert”.
He is Peter Obi. He Just added a touch
of finesse and elegance to the overwhelming ineptitude popularised by his
predecessors. Obi’s predecessors prayed, preached and sermonized on the daily
television that their political arithmetic is always about one minus one which
always gives them zero amount of money making it impossible for them to pay
salaries and provide basic amenities. Their
commonsense allows them to constantly allude to this problematic political
formula as the reason for their failure. Of course any political arithmetic
that arrives at zero amount of money is a failure. Obi taught Anambrarians that political
arithmetic is about one plus one to equal two. A constant addition would
eventually give us billions of Naira for donation to the churches and less
privileged and for building the road of Ndiukwuenu Town in Orumba North LGA
which was last built by the colonial masters in the first decade of the
twentieth century. Amazing, I must become a student of Obi’s School of
Political Arithmetic.
Okechukwu Nwafor, March 19, 2014.
1 comment:
Well articulated my brother 'Prof'. Any government that does things out of logical convictions is an ideal government and this is where philosophers belong, and as you know, "until philosophers become kings, the state will never know peace" says Socrates. Obi has proved to be a philosopher who can reason with reason. As for his school of arithmetic, I had joined long ago. Any school that has regards for Ndiukwuenu is worth joining. I pray that his legacies last.
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